Aircraft at National Museum of Flight

Scotland's national aviation collection, in the original wartime hangars of RAF East Fortune in East Lothian — one of the few places you can walk through a Concorde.

Scotland's national aviation collection

Housed in the original wartime hangars of RAF East Fortune in East Lothian, the National Museum of Flight is Scotland's home of aviation — and one of the few places you can walk through a Concorde.

Aircraft highlights to look for

Concorde G-BOAA — the walk-through "Concorde Experience" is the star attraction
an Avro Vulcan B.2A that flew Falklands "Black Buck" missions
a Supermarine Spitfire XVI
Cold War jets — an English Electric Lightning and a Tornado F.3
the rocket-powered Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

📄 Log your visit: take our printable Museum Aircraft Log Sheet — columns for type, manufacturer, registration/serial, variant, country, era, hall/location, seen, photographed and notes. Not every aircraft has every detail, so leave blanks rather than guessing.

Making the most of your visit

Book the Concorde walk-through and allow time for all four hangars. The original airfield buildings are atmospheric and photogenic. It's a great family day out in East Lothian — set the kids the challenge of finding Concorde, a delta-wing bomber and the tiny rocket fighter.

Plan your visit

Opening times, admission prices, events and accessibility change through the year — and which aircraft are on display can change too. Always check the museum's official website before you travel.

Visit the official National Museum of Flight site →

Highlights compiled from the museum and published references (Wikipedia: National Museum of Flight). Displays change — confirm on the official National Museum of Flight site. Last verified: 14 August 2026.

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